Addiction and Grace
Addiction and Grace by Gerald G. May, published by Harper Collins in 1991, is a thoughtful exploration of the psychology and physiology of addiction. This 1st edition, comprising 208 pages, delves into the complex processes of attachment that lead to various forms of addiction, including substance abuse and compulsive behaviors. May’s work offers insights into the relationship between addiction and spiritual awareness, providing a framework for understanding the struggles individuals face in their quest for control over their lives.
Readers will find a compassionate examination of addiction that extends beyond substances like alcohol and drugs to include work, sex, performance, responsibility, and intimacy. May draws on his experience as a psychiatrist to highlight the challenges of addiction and the potential for healing through contemplative spirituality. This book serves as a guide for those seeking to understand the deeper aspects of their lives and the nature of their attachments, making it a relevant resource in today’s context of widespread addiction.
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Here is Gerald May’s brilliant and now classic exploration of the psychology and physiology of addiction. It offers an inspiring and hope–filled vision for those who desire to explore the mystery of who and what they really are. May examines the “processes of attachment” that lead to addiction and describes the relationship between addiction and spiritual awareness. He also details the various addictions from which we can suffer, not only to substances like alcohol and drugs, but to work, sex, performance, responsibility, and intimacy.
Drawing on his experience as a psychiatrist working with the chemically dependent, May emphasizes that addiction represents an attempt to assert complete control over our lives.Addiction and Grace is a compassionate and wise treatment of a topic of major concern in these most addictive of times, one that can provide a critical yet hopeful guide to a place of freedom based on contemplative spirituality.
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